tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post3887603276184363717..comments2024-03-20T11:20:21.938+05:30Comments on Chennai Daily Photo: End pointShantaramhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18175992199727107267noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2188431352689766747.post-11407290930416290012015-03-28T00:28:01.698+05:302015-03-28T00:28:01.698+05:30Thank you-- I am a Retd mariner and sincerely than...Thank you-- I am a Retd mariner and sincerely thank you for the post and Picture .Am sharing with all our Ex Dufferin cadets across the globe.<br />Dufferin was the 1st Training ship of India and has a great long chequered history. The Ship named after Viceroy of India Lord Dufferin 1927 and decommissioned On April 15th 1972.<br />The Ex Dufferin cadets trained over 2200 officers included 4 Admirals as CNS; inc Adm Ramdas Katari Dufferin roll no 001--and about 500 senior navy officers , rest joining the merchant navy in top positions and in Industry . Some had served in World War 2, Bangla Desh etc THis lifht was commisioned by Madras Port as many seniors were Ex Dufferin and we still hold the memory of our Alma mater highly.Earlier serious efforts were made to convert Dufferin to a maritime museum. However the plan had to be given up due to the prohibitive costs of 'beaching' and maintenance. Hence this great ship, which had nurtured a glorious maritime tradition, had to be consigned to a scrapyard. The ship which was purchased for Rs. 1.25 lakhs in 1927, was sold for Rs. 27 lakhs as scrap. With the "Rajendra" staff and cadets accompanying her, she made her final voyage to the shipbreaker's yard at Darukhana, Bombay on February 2nd 1976.<br /><br />Salutations to the great training ship we studied on- <br />The Dufferin may not exist today in steel and timber but in the minds of thousands of her ex-cadets and well wishers, ---- "There will always be a Dufferin".<br />Regards and thanks <br />Capt.T.Rajkumar <br />Roll no 1978 1963 Batch Ex Dufferin cadet <br />Chennai -India<br /><br />ps You may like to also read <br />http://marineobserver.wordpress.com/2013/01/24/indian-merchant-navy-training-establishments-under-british-raj-ts-dufferin/<br /><br /><br /> capt TRajkumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06159195009090406082noreply@blogger.com